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Nanaimo street banners highlight local military contributions
NANAIMO - Illuminating the impact military service members with ties to Nanaimo is now a central feature in the city's downtown. Dozens of street banners were installed recently in the Front St. and Church St. areas, representing a highly visible collaboration between Royal Canadian Legion branches 256 and 10 in Nanaim...
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BC NDP promises Parksville Urgent & Primary Care Clinic
PARKSVILLE - In a bid to improve healthcare outcomes and availability for those on the mid-Island, the BC NDP are looking to expand clinic availability. Announced Saturday, Oct. 17, the party has promised the development of a new Urgent and Primary Care Clinic (UPCC) in the Parksville-Qualicum Beach region if re-electe...
Oct 19, 2026
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better turnout
Municipal voter turnout up across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - More people took the time to cast a ballot in Saturday's municipal election than did four years ago.Following a dismal 23.93 per cent voter turnout in the City of Nanaimo for the 2022 election, roughly 31.63 per cent showed up on Saturday, Oct. 17, through two days of advance voting, or used mail-in ballots.E...
Oct 19, 2026
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Significant Mount Benson trail improvements underway
NANAIMO - Making the challenging trek up Mount Benson is about to get a little easier and safer. Crews recently began repairing 900 meters of eroded, uneven trail beyond the halfway point up the iconic hike above the Witchcraft Lake trailhead. Rick Daykin, Regional District of Nanaimo's manager of parks services, said ...
Oct 19, 2026
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car-free options
Hullo teams up with IslandLink Bus Service for passengers north of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Customers using the Hullo Ferry now have more ways to access the passenger-only service if they live north of Nanaimo. Hullo recently announced they partnered with IslandLink Bus Service to provide two daily one-way bus routes, bringing people directly to or from the Nanaimo terminal at 100 Port Way. Already ...
Oct 18, 2026
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Fighting Through Fatigue
Clippers have strong outing to end road trip with two points versus the Oilers
OKOTOKS - The Nanaimo Clippers saved the best for last on their Alberta road trip with a 5-3 win over the Interior East Division leading Okotoks OilersNanaimo got off to a fast start with first period markers from Elliot Perreault on a man advantage and a tip in goal by Miller Kay.Okotoks defenceman Tyler Russell got a...
Oct 17, 2026
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2026 municipal election
Leonard Krog re-elected as Nanaimo Mayor, two new faces added to Council
NANAIMO - Leonard Krog has been re-elected as Nanaimo's Mayor for a third term.Preliminary results announced by the City of Nanaimo's Chief Election Officer Sheila Gurrie on Saturday, Oct. 17, confirmed Krog was elected Mayor to a four-year term with 10,368 votes.He withstood challenges from Sarah Lovegrove (8,461 vote...
Oct 17, 2026
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election results
Parksville elects councillor Beil as new Mayor, Qualicum chooses Walker
PARKSVILLE - Current city councillor Mary Beil will move to the head of the table in the coming weeks.Preliminary results announced by the City on Saturday, Oct. 17, confirmed Beil was elected as Parksville's new Mayor after serving the current term as a councillor, earning 2,401 votes.Beil beat out current City Counci...
Oct 17, 2026
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LIVE BLOG: 2026 Municipal Election results for Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Welcome to our live coverage of the 2026 Municipal Election. Our team is covering the entire mid-Island, and will have full results and reactions both on air through our partner radio stations (106.9 The Wolf, 102.3 The Wave, 88.5 The Beach and The Lounge 99.9), and here on NanaimoNewsNOW. Follow our live blo...
Oct 17, 2026
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British Columbia
Both NDP and Conservatives make same SkyTrain election promise for Surrey, B.C.
Both the British Columbia Conservatives and the New Democrats have promised to extend the SkyTrain transit line in Surrey, B.C., in an attempt to sway support in the vote-rich city, just days before the Oct. 24 provincial election. The campaigns issue...
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Election results are tied between mayoral candidates in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - The municipal election in Lytton, B.C., has resulted in a tie between two mayoral candidates with differing views on the community's recovery from a devastating wildfire that destroyed much of the village five years ago. The results posted to ...
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BC Ferries vessel collides with humpback whale in Howe Sound near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A humpback whale has been struck by a BC Ferries vessel in waters near Metro Vancouver. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in an email that they were alerted to the collision on Sunday, when the Queen of Surrey reportedly struck the whale nea...
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Four stabbed, hospitalized in targeted gang attack in Vancouver nightclub: police
VANCOUVER - Police say four people have been stabbed in an attack at a Vancouver nightclub over the weekend. It happened Saturday inside a club on city's Granville Entertainment District at around 3 a.m. Police say arriving officers found the four hurt...
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B.C. Conservative growth projection of 3.2% 'absolutely doable,' Doerkson says
The British Columbia Conservatives' projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than the New Democrats previously budgeted for, interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said. The Conservatives' fig...
Oct 19, 2026
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B.C. judge rules 'faint hope' parole ban for some killers breaches section of Charter
ABBOTSFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a portion of the Criminal Code restricting multiple murderers from applying for early parole under the so-called "faint-hope" clause is in breach of a section of the Charter of R...
Oct 19, 2026
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Local Sports
Long Awaited Debut
Women's hockey program set to take flight at VIU
NANAIMO - After almost two years of preparation the VIU Mariners wonen's hockey team is ready to hit the ice. The Mariners have an exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 17 against the Island Surge and they'll have a home game a week later against an opponent to be detemined. Team president, general manager and coach Kris K...
Oct 11, 2026
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Leveling Up
Three Nanaimo Timbermen standouts chosen in NLL entry draft
NANAIMO - Draft day in the National Lacrosse League was special for the Senior A Nanaimo Timbermen. Three players who just finished their first seasons in the WLA were drafted in the top 33 selections. Right-hander Jeremy Wudrick went 27th overall to the Vancouver Warriors, while defender Joel Mullen was also picked by...
Oct 3, 2026
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Championship Mentality
John Barsby's varsity football team brings a winning attitude to a new season
NANAIMO - The high school varsity football season has begun in the mid island with the John Barsby Bulldogs winning their season opener 55-34 against Abbotford. Barsby is in a AA/AAA hybrid division with Ballenas out of Parksville and Mt. Douglas and Spectrum schools from Victoria. Initially Nanaimo District Secondary ...
Sep 26, 2026
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Fighting Through Fatigue
Clippers have strong outing to end road trip with two points versus the Oilers
OKOTOKS - The Nanaimo Clippers saved the best for last on their Alberta road trip with a 5-3 win over the Interior East Division leading Okotoks OilersNanaimo got off to a fast start with first period markers from Elliot Perreault on a man advantage and a tip in goal by Miller Kay.Okotoks defenceman Tyler Russell got a...
Oct 17, 2026
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Hanggi Shines
Clippers get back to their winning ways in Sherwood Park
SHERWOOD PARK - The Clippers snapped out of a mini two game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Sherwood Park Crusaders.Nanaimo's scoring leader Charles Beland got his team off on the right foot by powering his way to the net front in the first period to capture his 10th goal of the season.The game stayed that wa...
Oct 16, 2026
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Next Level
Clippers pursue college dreams at BCHL Showcase
NANAIMO - The Clippers are on their longest road trip in team history with four games in five days in Alberta. It's an eight-day trip overall with two of the games at the BCHL Showcase in Nisku, outside of Edmonton, with the event featuring all 20 teams playing two games each. While the results count in the regular sea...
Oct 15, 2026
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Canada
Galloway defamation trial hears of 'inflated and outrageous' email rhetoric
VANCOUVER - A former creative writing student testifying in author and former UBC professor Steven Galloway's defamation trial says she was "shocked" and "horrified" at language used in a mass email by a fellow student investigating misconduct allegati...
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'Perfect storm': Extreme weather fuelled Wainwright military base fire, expert says
A wildfire expert says powerful winds with shifting directions and dry weather contributed to rapid expansion of the fire at a military base in Wainwright, Alta., that left four soldiers dead and 39 others wounded. Environment and Climate Change Canad...
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New lawsuit filed challenging Trump's tariffs on Canada
A U.S. food importer has filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the non-profit Liberty Justice Center on behalf of Gellert Glob...
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Carney warns constitutional reforms 'difficult,' says he's after 'common solutions'
OTTAWA - A day after Albertans voted to reject separatism, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he favours pursuing pragmatic "common solutions" with the provinces on issues under federal jurisdiction. Carney cautioned on Tuesday that pursuing constitutiona...
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Fact File: Misinformation spreads after deadly fire at CFB Wainwright
A fire that tore through a Canadian Armed Forces training ground in Wainwright, Alta., on Saturday killed four soldiers and injured 39 others. False and misleading claims about the fire and its cause spread online this week. Here is a look at some of t...
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Liberals will table 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5, finance minister says
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government will table its 2026 budget on Nov. 5, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday. The upcoming fiscal plan will be the second delivered under Prime Minister Mark Carney and comes as Canada's econom...
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World
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said. The woman began showing symptoms on Oct. 7 and was admi...
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2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base
LONDON (AP) - British police said Tuesday they have rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service over a suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base in England last month. Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, a 24...
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Attack by Islamic State-affiliated group in Mali kills 48 people, official says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - A weekend attack by militants affiliated to the Islamic State group killed 48 people in the Ménaka region of eastern Mali, a lawmaker told The Associated Press Tuesday. Fighters from the Islamic State in Sahel Provinc...
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Nanaimo Homeowners: Centra's $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75% claimed
The Centra Install Pros Window Efficiency Plan - a program helping Nanaimo homeowners cut the cost of new windows and doors - is running out of runway fast. The plan puts up to $650 toward each window or door replaced, drawn from a dedicated $1 million fund set aside for local homeowners. There is no income testing and...
Sep 18, 2026
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For many retirees, and those nearing retirement, staying in their home can be difficult. The time spent on day-to-day maintenance, plus dealing with bigger repairs usually required on an older home, can cut into time they'd rather spend enjoying their retirement. And if they're traveling, they don't want to worry about...
Jul 28, 2026
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Most people who volunteer for their strata council don't sign up to be an accountant. But for many in smaller strata communities, with less than 50 units, that's exactly what they end up doing. They spend time researching bylaws, getting quotes for maintenance, and worrying that something important has been missed. The...
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